Creative Writing Help and Resources

Agents

Finding a Literary Agent

Literary Agents: Are They Essential?

Autobiography & Memoir

Bare Bones Autobiography Outline

How to Write an Autobiography: One Useful "Rule"

Writing an Autobiography - 9 Simple Steps

Beginnings

Story Starters: Examples of Great Literary Openings

Characterization

Character Motivation: Why Characters Act

Character Name Generator

Creating Characters, Part I 

Creating Characters, Part II

Writing Characters: How to Use Daily Rituals to Strengthen Characterization

Internet Resources for Creating Fictional Characters

Contests

Creative Writing Contests and Short Story Competitions

Description

Write Mind Movies

Dialogue

Space and Punctuate Dialogue Correctly 

Writing Dialogue with Tension

Diction & Style

Avoiding Passive Verbs 

Participles: Bothersome Verbs to Avoid

Tight Writing Gets Published

Transitional Words and Phrases in Fiction: 4 Writing Tips

Editing & Revisions

681 Cliches to Avoid in Your Creative Writing

Creative Writing Tips—Editing Checklist

Writing Novels & Editing Novels: Two Different Skills 

Writing Revisions: When to Tackle Them

Flashback

Flashback: Using it Effectively

Foreshadowing

How to Use Literary Foreshadowing

For Teachers

Best and Unusual Writing Resources

Creative Writing Activities

85 Favorite Creative Writing Quotations

Ideas & Inspiration

Creative Writing Ideas

Interviews

An Interview with Christina Katz about How to Get Known

An Interview with Lorian Hemingway about the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition

Novels; General

Tips for Writing a Novel

What is a Novel?

Online Writing Course

Novel Immersion: Write a Novel. Receive Valuable Feedback. 

Plot

Plot Your Stories 

How to Plot a Novel

Plot Outline with What If? and Why? 

Story Action: Make Something Happen!

Novel Plots: Answering the Plea

Point of View

Point of View

Premise

How a Strong Story Premise Sets You up for Success 

Promotion

Why a Writing Platform is a Must and 13 Ways to Build Yours

Publishing

Creative Writing Submissions: Submission Etiquette

How to Publish a Book

How to Publish Short Stories and Other Fiction

How to Write a Novel Synopsis

Scenes

Building Suspense in Fiction

Scene Questions Hold Reader Interest 

Scenes and Sequels: Essential Building Blocks 

Scene Length 

Scene Action-Reaction Chart

Self Publishing

Publishing Scams

Self Publishing Books

Self Publishing Ebooks: Six Tips for Self Publishing Online

Setting

Write Great Settings

Short Stories

Critical Elements of a Short Story

Read Short Stories Online: Page 47 Online Anthology

What is a Short Story? 

Where to Read Quality Short Stories Online

Writing Degrees

Writing Degrees

Writing Process

Becoming a Writer

Creative Writing Skill: Three Ways to Develop Yours

Your First Draft: 8 Steps to Writing One That's Perfect

Writers Block

Writing Goals 

Writing Log

The Best Creative Writing Process

Writing Prompts

Fun, Interactive Creative Writing Prompts

All The Rest ... More creative Writing Help

Your Book: Writing Tips for Career Writers

Creative Writing Scholarships

What is Creative Writing? Three Vignettes by Katherine J. Barrett

Writing Truth or Fiction: Nothing Is as It Seems